A routine assignment to study frog habitat spiraled into a terrifying 15-hour hostage ordeal for two federal employees in a remote Northern California forest. Federal prosecutors charged Joseph Charles Henrichsen, 49, and his son, Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, on Monday with kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service biologists near Gumboot Lake Campground in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. […]
FBI Director Kash Patel is planning to travel to Russia this fall for meetings expected to be hosted by the country’s powerful domestic security service, according to a new report. The proposed trip would make Patel the first sitting FBI director known to visit Russia since Robert Mueller traveled there in 2013. It comes as […]
Several top Republicans are challenging Trump’s Senate pick despite his endorsement. President Donald Trump gave newly appointed Sen. Darline Graham his “complete and total endorsement.” Under normal circumstances, that might have been enough to freeze the Republican field. Instead, the opposite happened. Within days, several of South Carolina’s best-known Republicans either launched campaigns or openly […]
Social media personalities Andrew and Tristan Tate appeared in federal court in Miami on Monday after being arrested on a United States extradition request from the United Kingdom, where prosecutors accuse the brothers of rape, sex trafficking, assault and other offenses spanning nearly a decade. The brothers are contesting extradition, with their attorney arguing the […]
Soon after my piece on the missing security features on President Trump’s new aircraft serving as the interim Air Force One, ones that made the jet not fully mission capable, Trump announced that the Qatari-gifted luxury jet turned presidential transport is going back to the shop to get “maxed out.” “The new Air Force One […]
A Missouri prosecutor has been temporarily booted from office after the state attorney general accused her of helping an illegal immigrant evade authorities while her office faced a decision on whether to prosecute him for an alleged sexual assault. Ray County Prosecutor Camille Johnston allegedly concealed her romantic relationship with Juan David Gutierrez, a Mexican […]
Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-S.C.) announced Monday that she will seek a full term in the U.S. Senate after being appointed to fill the seat vacated by her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, a decision that quickly drew criticism from several prominent conservative and MAGA figures. Nordone, who has never previously held elected office, made […]
Good morning. A suspected anti-ICE attack outside a major federal complex in Lower Manhattan is under investigation, the Pentagon has identified two American soldiers killed in an Iranian missile and drone assault in Jordan, and a federal judge has temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Incendiary Device Set Off Outside Federal […]
Christopher Nolan may have made “The Odyssey” to adapt Homer, but Universal also had to make it for the Academy’s confidential diversity, equity, and inclusion spreadsheet. Before the Academy will even consider a 2026 film for best picture, the studio must document compliance with it’s identity-based standards covering race, sex, and gender identity of the […]
CNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten says Democrats have reason to be cautious despite leading Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, arguing the party’s advantage is well below the margins that preceded its previous midterm wave elections. Appearing Monday on “CNN News Central,” Enten pointed to recent CNBC and Washington Post polling that gives Democrats […]
A federal appeals court has struck down New Jersey’s ban on AR-15-style rifles and magazines holding more than 10 rounds, marking the first time a U.S. circuit court has invalidated a state assault weapons ban on Second Amendment grounds. In a 10-5 en banc decision, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that New […]
Careful What You Gavel For: How Boasberg’s Lecture Became Trump’s Weapon
There is a special pleasure in watching a man hand his opponent the very instrument that defeats him. Chess players call it a blunder. Lawyers call it opening the door. Last year, Judge James Boasberg called it an argument. Sitting in his Washington courtroom during the Alien Enemies Act litigation, exasperated with the Trump administration’s […]